"Flowers are blooming, people are blooming! My brother Saburo, if you die on the battlefield, you will not be able to save the soul of the Hojo family. On the Sanzu River, do not rush to set foot on the ship of the underworld. I will kill the light dog and bury it with you! Kill it!"
Hojo Jiro looked down at the cold body of his brother, Hojo Saburo, tears streaming down his ferocious face. He swore to kill Zhu Ping'an and others to bury them with his brother. After he finished swearing, he waved his Japanese sword, turned around and shouted "Kill them" to the Japanese pirates. He stared at Zhu Ping'an, the most conspicuous person in the chariot formation with his bloodshot eyes, and like a mad wolf, he took the lead in charging towards the chariot formation.
“Kill!”
Seeing that Hojo Jiro had taken the lead in the charge, a group of Japanese pirates shouted and rushed towards the chariot formation, just like a group of vicious wolves led by the leader attacking a flock of sheep.
A strong wind blew, and the battlefield was filled with dust, adding a lot of deterrent momentum to the Japanese pirates' charge.
"Hold the frame steady!"
"Draw the bow!"
"Spear thrust ready!"
Zhu Ping'an stood there, motionless, as steady as a rock, commanding the young and strong men in an orderly manner to take precautions.
Seeing the magistrate so calm, the young and strong men were not so nervous or afraid anymore. Following the magistrate's command, the archers put the feather arrows on the bowstrings, pulled the bowstrings, and drew their bows to shoot; the spearmen extended their spears through the gaps in the chariot formation, and in an instant the entire chariot formation was like a hedgehog with its spikes spread out, ready to go.
When Hojo Jiro led the charge, the trees in the woods about a few hundred meters behind the battlefield were shaking violently. It could be seen clearly from the city wall of Taiping County, and it seemed that half of the forest was shaking.
Not only that, when the forest was shaking violently, suddenly a large group of birds flew up into the sky from the forest like frightened birds, and quickly fled from the forest, as if there were ferocious beasts like mandrills and tigers in the forest.
The Japanese pirate leader Heihachiro on the city wall had been paying attention to the battlefield situation. When he saw the leaves shaking and the birds flying in panic, his pupils suddenly contracted and his face suddenly changed color. He shouted to the Japanese pirates beside him: "Baga! The branches are shaking, and the birds in the forest are flying in panic. This cunning Jingnan thief really has a large army ambushed in the woods! Quick! Sound the horn to call back the troops! Quickly recall Hojo Jiro's troops! Don't fall for the thief's evil plan!"
“Ding! Ding! Ding!”
“Ding! Ding! Ding!”
The hurried sound of the retreat from the city wall quickly spread to the battlefield and reached the ears of every Japanese pirate.
"What?!"
Hojo Jiro couldn't believe his ears. Our morale was high at this moment, and we were about to tear apart this bastard formation and kill the light dogs in front of us, but we had to call off the troops at this time? !
The Japanese pirates who were charging heard the sound of the retreat and could not help but pause. The leader Heihachiro repeatedly emphasized the military discipline of charging with Japanese swords and retreating with the sound of the gong. In order to emphasize the military discipline, Heihachiro had killed no less than a hundred people, which had already left a deep impression on the Japanese pirates! Therefore, when they heard the sound of the retreat from the city wall, the Japanese pirates could not help but pause.
Heihachiro, you didn't disappoint me!
When Zhu Ping'an heard the call back sound from the city wall, a smile appeared on his face.
"Kill them! Don't stop!"
When Hojo Jiro saw that all the Japanese pirates had stopped, he turned his head fiercely and shouted to everyone.
Saburo is dead!
I made a vow in front of Sanlang that Minggou must be buried with Sanlang!
"Hojo-kun, the troops have been called back on the city wall. Commander Heihachi has repeatedly warned us not to disobey orders."
The Japanese pirates paused and responded one after another.
"Baga! The Ming dogs are all weak and incompetent. We are all brave warriors. We can break the Ming dogs' formation with a single charge and kill them all like slaughtering chickens and dogs! In the face of such a great achievement, you are actually cowards! It is a shame for the samurai! With such a great achievement, how could Chief Heihachi care about a mere mistake of sounding the horn!"
Hojo Jiro turned his Japanese sword towards the Japanese soldiers behind him, with a ferocious face, and spoke half threateningly and half temptingly.
"this... ... "
The Japanese pirates hesitated for a moment, looked at each other, and stood still without advancing or retreating.
"Baga! Damn the Hojo clan! How dare you refuse to retreat even after sounding the horn! Disobeying military orders! Do you want to destroy my elite troops?! Damn the Hojo clan! How dare you ruin my plans! Do you think my Japanese swords are weak? Quick, sound the horn again! Recall Hojo Jiro's men! If you dare to disobey my military orders again..."
After the battle horn was sounded, the Japanese pirate leader Heihachiro became furious when he saw that the Japanese pirates on the battlefield had not withdrawn their troops. He was especially furious when he saw that Hojo Jiro was even trying to incite the Japanese pirates to continue charging.
Seeing that the Ming army's ambush in the woods was about to be deployed, the lives of the Japanese pirates outside the city were hanging by a thread, the situation was serious and perilous. At such a critical juncture, Hojo Jiro dared not obey the order to retreat!
He deserves to die!
He has already lost nearly half of his troops in Jingnan. If the 300 Japanese pirates outside the city are killed again, it will not be just a simple matter of breaking bones and seriously damaging his vitality. He will become a fish on the chopping board of Lord Jiangmen.
You idiot Hojo, how dare you ruin my plans!
"There is such a flagpole!" In extreme anger, Heihachiro drew out his Japanese sword and chopped off the flagpole on the city wall with one blow!
“Ding! Ding! Ding!”
“Ding! Ding! Ding!”
The sound of the retreat from the city wall was heard on the battlefield again! It was sharp and piercing, like the horn of hell!
This time, the Japanese pirates dared not hesitate any more. When they heard the sound of the horn, they turned around and ran into the city!
In an instant, Hojo Jiro was the only one left standing there on the battlefield!
"Baga! Come back! Come back!"
Hojo Jiro waved a Japanese sword and shouted ferociously at the backs of the retreating Japanese pirates.
It's useless!
Compared to the Japanese pirate leader Heihachiro, Hojo Jiro is nothing in the eyes of the Japanese pirates!
The Japanese pirates ran faster!
"Ah! Baka! Baka! Baka!"
Hojo Jiro shouted angrily to the sky, waved his Japanese sword a few times at the sky, glared hatefully at Zhu Ping'an in the chariot formation, gritted his teeth and turned around, retreating towards Taiping County. He was mad but not confused, because he knew that if he relied on his own strength alone, no matter how brave he was, if he charged into the chariot formation, he would only die!
"The Japanese pirates have run away! The Japanese pirates have run away..."
The young and strong men in the chariot formation saw the Japanese pirates run away inexplicably. Although they were confused, they shouted excitedly. They remembered that when they came here, the county magistrate had told them many times that the Japanese pirates dared not fight them. At that time, they were a little bit unconvinced. But now that they saw the Japanese pirates run away, they could not help but admire the county magistrate and shouted loudly, "The county magistrate is mighty! The county magistrate is mighty!"